The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 75

Ch 75: Red Gate （1）

A little while later.

The two hunters finished their conversation and returned to their respective homes.

As soon as Kim Giryeo arrived at his one-room apartment, he reactivated the barrier he had turned off.

But he no longer felt the same annoyance as before.

“Was it just one person sent by the pseudo-religion…?”

The mastermind behind the visitor who had been harassing him had already been revealed a long time ago.

After using an S-rank to capture and threaten them, the opponent quickly spilled their secrets.

Would those who jumped into the industry relying solely on their awakened abilities have the stoicism of independence activists?

In a way, this was a predetermined result.

“They must have been thoroughly defeated. I wonder if those guys will try the same trick for a while?”

Well then, since one thing has been resolved…

Giryeo lay down on the bed and tried to catch up on his sleep.

And at this time, he didn’t know yet.

How great of a deal he had made.

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A few days later.

“What? Say that again!”

Su Ye-hui finally learned about the recent situation of the assassin she had sent.

“Failed?”

A renowned hitman from the underworld couldn’t handle just one F-rank hunter.

According to the broker’s explanation, the small one-room apartment was surrounded by a barrier that surpassed the security level of the Korean Magic Tower Headquarters?

The shocking news didn’t end there.

“That can’t be!”

The assassin Su Ye-hui hired didn’t give up even after seeing that perfect barrier and tried to infiltrate the target’s home…

But that effort ultimately returned with a terrible result.

And that was by this person whom Kim Giryeo had called.

“How could that be? Why would that hunter help Kim Giryeo?”

Kang Changho, an S-rank awakened one from Korea.

He not only showed interest in an F-rank, but even personally dealt with the assassin?

“Why on earth?”

The call ended with the dismal report that the hired killer was seriously injured by Kang Changho and handed over to the police.

Since the request failed, she didn’t have to pay the promised success fee…

But at this point, it wasn’t about the money.

“This is absurd.”

Kim Giryeo is presumed to be a rank impersonator.

So, she had naturally considered the possibility of the assassin losing after a fierce battle to some extent.

But she never imagined that a big shot like an S-rank would get involved in this fight.

“He has connections with Kang Changho?”

What kind of person was Kang Changho?

He was a typical outsider in the hunter world.

Unlike other hunters who maintain their rankings with regular gate raids, his official activity records were countable on one hand.

Whether they like it or not, S-ranks are in the spotlight.

So she knew.

Kang Changho had never maintained a friendly relationship with any hunter until now.

But why.

Why would such a self-centered awakened one accept the call of an F-rank living in a room of only about 5 pyeong?

‘Why is this happening…?’

This must mean that the F-rank is not ordinary.

Su Ye-hui felt a strong sense of unease.

Kim Giryeo. Just what is the identity of that man?

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The day after the oath was made.

“Aigo~ Giryeo-ya, how come you don’t have any assets in your own name?”

As soon as I opened my eyes, I started complaining.

“How am I supposed to gather 2.6 billion won?”

2,600,000,000 won.

Because I had to prepare such an enormous amount of money from now on.

‘And within a time limit of 10 years.’

Even if I didn’t bring up the promise with Kang Changho.

I had felt the need to quickly get out of this trash awakened one’s body for some time.

And the most certain way to overcome this situation was to obtain a new lung.

If I could replace my lung, I would be able to use a technique to transfer my body even in my F-rank state.

Compared to Earthlings, I can achieve several times the efficiency with the same amount of mana.

━Yunseung-a, do you happen to have a ‘Dragon’s Lung’?

━Yes, I do.

━Can you also check the market price?

━It’s 2.6 billion won.

However, this time, I would need a slightly special lung.

Even for me, it was a bit much to have a major surgery to remove my own lung in this harsh environment.

‘There’s a chance of failure.’

Simple lung replacement has low preparation costs as it can use a normal person’s lung, but you could die during surgery if you’re not careful…

Therefore, I changed my way of thinking.

『Dragon’s Lung』!

If it was that item dropped by a dragon-type monster, all problems would be solved more easily.

“I have to gather money.”

The topic returns to the beginning.

But in my mind, the way to solve the problem was already set.

“Hah, I was trying not to use this forbidden method again…”

Click.

I unlocked my phone with Kim Giryeo’s fingerprint and called someone.

『An Yunseung』

I’m sorry, kind Earthling…

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Third floor of the Korean Hunter Association Headquarters.

Monitoring room.

“Weeeeeng…”

Well, well.

A dark fly appeared in the Association, which was so clean that you could see your reflection in it.

“Buzz.”

The fly hid its body in the shadows of the bookshelf and intently fixed its gaze on a computer that an Association employee was operating.

━Tadak, tadak!

In the fly’s ruby-like compound eyes, a few lines of text were soon reflected in a chaotic manner.

【 Red Gate Forecast 】

『▼Chronological Order』

（08:17） 『Suspicious Area 1』『Concentration C』 Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul…

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Let’s review the contract between me and Kang Changho at this point.

『2. When entering a gate of his own volition, Kim Giryeo must report this to Kang Changho first.』

Kang Changho told me to pay attention to the ‘of his own volition’ part, but the place I focused on was the back part.

‘Entering.’

Because the only dungeon that can be entered on this planet is the Blue Gate.

As an F-rank hunter, the range of hunting grounds I can choose from is not wide by regulations. So, after much deliberation, I decided to try accumulating wealth in a different way.

That is, to raid Red Gates that don’t require a separate entrance.

‘I heard that whoever catches the monsters that appear from the Red Gate owns them!’

Of course, no matter how much I talk like this, the raider will be this person in the end.

“Hyungnim~!”

I watched with wistful eyes as the Earthling ran towards me brightly from afar.

How many times am I going to use him for money?

Moreover, what pricks my conscience even more is that An Yunseung never gets angry even in these situations.

“Thank you for calling me! I didn’t have anything to do today! I’ll learn a lot from you, Hyungnim!”

I looked down with a sullen expression at his sparkling eyes.

“By the way, I was surprised. You suddenly said you wanted to see me work.”

“Uh-huh.”

“And the reason is none other than to correct my shortcomings…!”

The burden on my heart increased as the conversation progressed.

That’s right.

That’s the excuse I brought up this time.

━An Yunseung, I’ve been thinking carefully. It seems like your skills are still a bit too early to be put out in the hunter industry.

━……!

━So, how about you try clearing a few Red Gates in front of me this time? I’ll watch how you work and find points to correct.

Anyway, for a bottom-tier awakened one, his tongue is long.

But it’s not like I’m just lying. After all, I have excellent madohak knowledge.

‘I should be able to correct one skill again this time.’

Knowledge, huh.

That’s right. Actually, at first, I had thought about making money by utilizing that knowledge.

Like preemptively securing large quantities of valuable materials whose value has not yet been revealed, like the mana-absorbing material I gave to the Magic Tower.

Or becoming a lecturer who teaches magic to many people.

There were many other paths to take if I looked for them.

But after deep thought, I decided to avoid making money by wielding knowledge.

Because there was just one problem that bothered me too much.

‘I shouldn’t let the pace of Earth’s development speed up because of me.’

The knowledge in my head is so valuable that it could potentially change the history of mankind.

But there is an order to everything.

If madohak technology suddenly improves due to the intervention of an alien, wouldn’t this planet end up like Alpha Uri?

‘Scary.’

I, who have already lived in an advanced civilization of magic, can declare.

Meeting a technological singularity is not a good thing for a living being.

Even if some aspects of life become more convenient, unimaginable cruel things happen in society as a whole.

‘For example, in my hometown, after there was no longer a need to sleep due to body modification, overtime work exploded.’

Ugh.

The things in my hometown are truly nauseating just thinking about them.

Alpha Uri was a messed up world.

Compared to that, how good is Earth? This good society should be designated as a cultural heritage and protected.

‘It’s better for magic development to be slow in a place like this.’

The mana-absorbing material was just because it seemed like it would have been discovered soon even if I hadn’t done it.

Let me say again, I had no intention of getting involved in Earth’s madohak history.

‘I have to be careful when releasing knowledge.’

So, the safe range I can do right now is just to slightly guide the basic magic that primitive sorcerers use.

‘And I have to teach it to only a very few people so that the secret can be kept.’

While I was lost in thought.

An Yunseung chattered with an excited face.

“Hyungnim! But how did you know that a Red Gate would appear here? As expected, if it’s Hyungnim, you can see the gates being generated clearly and everything…?”

But a few seconds later.

An Yunseung stopped talking abruptly when he saw a certain person approaching this way.

“Huh?”

Then, Yunseung points behind him with a surprised face.

But I didn’t bother to turn my head in that direction. Because I already know who came.

“Why is Kang Changho here…”

“Hey, Kim Giryeo!”

“Huk!”

An S-rank appeared in a quiet park.

I checked Kang Changho’s voice and touched my temple.

‘After that contract, Kang Changho told me to contact him if anything dangerous happened. So, just in case, I reported the Red Gate schedule, but…’

I never thought he would come himself even after I revealed that the target was C-rank.

Of course, I have a contract with him that he will protect me until I’m 34 in exchange for risking my life.

‘Is this guy really going to keep that deal?’

Honestly, I didn’t even expect the promise to be kept.

From the start, Kang Changho’s obligations were not properly stated in the Knight’s Oath.

‘I had even prepared countermeasures, thinking that his attitude would definitely change after I received the signature.’

Then, there’s only one possibility left.

‘He must have come to monitor me in case I do something weird.’

I stopped all facial expressions so that unnecessary hostility wouldn’t show and began to greet him.

“Changho-ssi, welcome.”

“Huuueok!”

But what’s with this sound?

“Hmm?”

The source of the noise was none other than an A-rank hunter.

An Yunseung looked back and forth between us, then asked with a shocked voice.

“Giryeo hyung… are you, by any chance, acquainted with Kang Changho Hunter-nim…?”

Well, it’s understandable that An Yunseung would be flustered.

I had warned him that Kang Changho was a dangerous guy, but suddenly he saw the two of us shaking hands.

‘Hmm.’

But due to circumstances, I can’t give a detailed explanation.

Kang Changho told me not to spread the contents about enhancement carelessly.

“It’s nothing, don’t worry about it.”

“Yes?”

“More than that, you should focus on your work now. There’s a gate opened behind you?”

The timing was good.

━Wooo wooo woong.

In the meantime, a new Red Gate appeared behind us as we were talking.

According to the contents written on the Association’s computer, the probability that the forecast was correct was about 58%, but…

It seems like I won the coin toss this time.

‘With my advanced magic, this level of infiltration is nothing.’

Heh heh.

I watched An Yunseung’s hunt leisurely, satisfied that the stolen information was functioning properly.

‘Wow~ he’s doing well~’

An Yunseung always calls himself a fledgling hunter, but he was excellent at dealing with Red Gates for someone like that.

Quickly breaking, hitting, and trampling on the monsters.

‘How much is all this? Even if I take half of it from Yunseung as a lecture fee…!’

But a small problem arose in the process.

━Shhhik!

Because the creatures that appeared from this C-rank Red Gate were all small and fast.

An Yunseung lost track of the monsters before long.

The magical beasts were flowing out to the rear where I was standing.

‘Hey, this fledgling brat!’

Has his sense of danger decreased because he’s been hanging around with big shots like S-ranks?

In fact, even C-rank monsters were threatening enough for a lowest-tier awakened one like me.

And such a being is now…

Rushing towards me.